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Food & Stories Unite People
TASTE with Kevin Longa is an internationally award-winning documentary series featuring the stories of food entrepreneurs around the world.
Entrepreneurs have the struggles, the successes and the stories.
- International award-winning filmmaker Kevin Longa
“I create food films that explore beyond the plate in front of me.”
A Little About Kevin Longa Driven by his own food story, Kevin uncovers the untold stories of food and the people who make it. At a young age, he sourced his school lunches from culinary encounters: ostrich jerky after scouting Vilijee’s ranch in South Africa and honey-flavored tea from his Chinese family. Between classes, Kevin delivered keynote presentations for entrepreneurs abroad and hit the kitchens and farms to create a documentary on food corporations. By the time he earned his UCLA degree and graduated from the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial program Draper University, Kevin had amassed his own rolodex of international food business owners and entrepreneurs.
TASTE films with food entrepreneurs from all walks of life: grocers, hunters, farmers, chefs, fishermen, bakers, pastry chefs, food truck operators, etc.
Stories TASTE has filmedAn executive chef who trains a former criminal the “slang of the kitchen” and changes the young man’s life in the process.
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Stories TASTE has filmed
An IBMer who ditched his job to resurrect the lost art of snail farming in Vienna.
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Stories TASTE has filmed
A Jewish baker who uses her Hebrew-inspired cake designs to fight anti-Semitism growing in Budapest.
Status: Currently in post-production.
Stories TASTE has filmed
Eastern Europe’s toughest food TV celebrity. He uses his ‘bulldozing’ personality to raise the standards of lagging Eastern European cuisine.
Status: Currently in post-production.
The self-proclaimed ‘food hooker’ and family man of Copenhagen.
Status: Currently in post-production.
Stories TASTE has filmed
More food entrepreneurs & stories we’ve filmed for TASTE. Status: currently in post-production.
Striking a path: The TASTE Trilogy
Part I - TASTE: EuropeStatus: Post-Production (Editing) Phase
See our Kickstarter - nearly 200% over-funded
Part II - TASTE: Asia Status: Pre-reporting phase complete
Part III - TASTE: The Americas Status: Pre-production phase
Three Parts*. Countless Food Stories.
*a.k.a. seasons
funded with
TASTE’s Secret Sauce
A Different TASTE of Food TV
Unlike most food TV programming, we don’t rely upon fabricated cooking competitions or bizarre foods. Each episode features a different story about a food entrepreneur. That’s TASTE.
REAL food. TRUE entrepreneurs. RAW stories.
“TASTE: Beyond The Plate” Episodes with Kevin
“Over my life, I’ve discovered a whole world that the rest of society didn't seem to know. It's not The Food Network nor glossy cooking magazines. You get it by going deep—immersing yourself and engaging with people who do such wonderful things with their food.”
- Kevin Longa
Each episode of TASTE will be complemented with a debriefing episode where Kevin shares his food story and experiences abroad. Watch intro.
The Story Behind TASTE
Kevin scraped into the bottom of his life savings and began filming TASTE abroad. On the road with nothing but a camera and an appetite, Kevin has learned that all food entrepreneurs have a story they're passionate to share — from Paco, the Spanish bon vivant with a down-to-earth, five-star kitchen to Rithy, the Cambodian drug addict-turned-master baker. Each international food entrepreneur and their culture provides a flavor of life. Their food and stories are the only recipes Kevin will ever need.
Entrepreneurs don’t wait.
Now’s the time to tell their stories.
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So far we’ve filmed in Asia, Europe and America. The sky is no limit.
Appendix | The Future of TASTE With Kevin Longa
• Lemonade Stands in suburbia • Streetfood in Pakistan • Tapa Bars in Spain • Food Trucks in San Francisco • Food Tech Startups in India • Spice Trading in Africa • Chocolate Farmers in Peru • 3D-Printed Food in Silicon Valley • Fine Dining in Beijing • Hawker Stalls in Malaysia • We have the means to begin filming all of
these stories and more.
Future Episode Topics
Appendix | The Future of TASTE With Kevin Longa
We’ve even talked with Virgin Galactic about featuring astronaut food in space.